Cheddar Man's DNA reveals first modern Britons had dark skin

Using DNA from Britain’s oldest nearly complete human skeleton scientists are able to establish aspects of Cheddar Man’s appearance which suggests the lighter skin pigmentation now seen as typical of northern Europeans is more recent than previously thought.

WASHINGTON – If President Donald Trump wants to make a good first impression with Russian leader Vladimir Putin when they meet Friday, two words he might consider starting with are “thank” and “you.” Without Putin’s decision to interfere in last year’s presidential campaign on Trump’s behalf, there’s a good possibility he would not have won, […]

If you have conversations with your pets or see faces in everyday objects, you’re not strange. In fact, anthropomorphising – where you ascribe human form or attributes to an animal, plant or material object – has been touted as a sign of intelligence. That’s according to Nicholas Epley, professor of behavioural science at the University […]